"物盡其用" meaning in Chinese

See 物盡其用 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /u⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕin⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ jʊŋ⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /mɐt̚² t͡sɵn²² kʰei̯²¹ jʊŋ²²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /but̚⁴⁻³² t͡sin²²⁻²¹ ki²⁴⁻²² iɔŋ²²/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /but̚²⁴⁻² t͡sin⁴¹⁻²² ki²⁴⁻²² iɔŋ⁴¹/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou], /but̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sin²²⁻²¹ ki¹³⁻²² iɔŋ²²/ [Hokkien, Zhangzhou], /but̚⁴⁻³² t͡sin³³⁻¹¹ ki²⁴⁻¹¹ iɔŋ³³/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /but̚⁴⁻³² t͡sin³³⁻²¹ ki²³⁻³³ iɔŋ³³/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /u⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕin⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ jʊŋ⁵¹/, /mɐt̚² t͡sɵn²² kʰei̯²¹ jʊŋ²²/, /but̚⁴⁻³² t͡sin²²⁻²¹ ki²⁴⁻²² iɔŋ²²/, /but̚²⁴⁻² t͡sin⁴¹⁻²² ki²⁴⁻²² iɔŋ⁴¹/, /but̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sin²²⁻²¹ ki¹³⁻²² iɔŋ²²/, /but̚⁴⁻³² t͡sin³³⁻¹¹ ki²⁴⁻¹¹ iɔŋ³³/, /but̚⁴⁻³² t͡sin³³⁻²¹ ki²³⁻³³ iɔŋ³³/ Chinese transliterations: wùjìnqíyòng [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄩㄥˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], mat⁶ zeon⁶ kei⁴ jung⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], bu̍t-chīn-kî-iōng, wùjìnqíyòng [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], wùjìncíyòng [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], wu⁴-chin⁴-chʻi²-yung⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], wù-jìn-chí-yùng [Mandarin, Yale], wuhjinnchyiyonq [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], уцзиньциюн [Mandarin, Palladius], uczinʹcijun [Mandarin, Palladius], maht jeuhn kèih yuhng [Cantonese, Yale], mat⁹ dzoen⁶ kei⁴ jung⁶ [Cantonese, Pinyin], med⁶ zên⁶ kéi⁴ yung⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], bu̍t-chīn-kî-iōng [Hokkien, POJ], bu̍t-tsīn-kî-iōng [Hokkien, Tai-lo], budcixnki'iong [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun] Forms: 物尽其用
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 物盡其用
  1. to fully utilize something; to use something to the full Tags: idiomatic
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      "zh-pron": "wùjìnqíyòng"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄩㄥˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mat⁶ zeon⁶ kei⁴ jung⁶"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "bu̍t-chīn-kî-iōng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wùjìnqíyòng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wùjìncíyòng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wu⁴-chin⁴-chʻi²-yung⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wù-jìn-chí-yùng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wuhjinnchyiyonq"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "уцзиньциюн"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "uczinʹcijun"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/u⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕin⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ jʊŋ⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "maht jeuhn kèih yuhng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mat⁹ dzoen⁶ kei⁴ jung⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "med⁶ zên⁶ kéi⁴ yung⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɐt̚² t͡sɵn²² kʰei̯²¹ jʊŋ²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bu̍t-chīn-kî-iōng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bu̍t-tsīn-kî-iōng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "budcixnki'iong"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/but̚⁴⁻³² t͡sin²²⁻²¹ ki²⁴⁻²² iɔŋ²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/but̚²⁴⁻² t͡sin⁴¹⁻²² ki²⁴⁻²² iɔŋ⁴¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/but̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sin²²⁻²¹ ki¹³⁻²² iɔŋ²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/but̚⁴⁻³² t͡sin³³⁻¹¹ ki²⁴⁻¹¹ iɔŋ³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/but̚⁴⁻³² t͡sin³³⁻²¹ ki²³⁻³³ iɔŋ³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/u⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕin⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ jʊŋ⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɐt̚² t͡sɵn²² kʰei̯²¹ jʊŋ²²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/but̚⁴⁻³² t͡sin²²⁻²¹ ki²⁴⁻²² iɔŋ²²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/but̚²⁴⁻² t͡sin⁴¹⁻²² ki²⁴⁻²² iɔŋ⁴¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/but̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sin²²⁻²¹ ki¹³⁻²² iɔŋ²²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/but̚⁴⁻³² t͡sin³³⁻¹¹ ki²⁴⁻¹¹ iɔŋ³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/but̚⁴⁻³² t͡sin³³⁻²¹ ki²³⁻³³ iɔŋ³³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "物盡其用"
}
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        "Cantonese idioms",
        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Chinese chengyu",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 其",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 物",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 用",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 盡",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Hokkien chengyu",
        "Hokkien idioms",
        "Hokkien lemmas",
        "Mandarin chengyu",
        "Mandarin idioms",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
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      "glosses": [
        "to fully utilize something; to use something to the full"
      ],
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          "fully",
          "fully"
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        [
          "utilize",
          "utilize"
        ],
        [
          "use",
          "use"
        ],
        [
          "to the full",
          "to the full"
        ]
      ],
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        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wùjìnqíyòng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄩㄥˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mat⁶ zeon⁶ kei⁴ jung⁶"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "bu̍t-chīn-kî-iōng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wùjìnqíyòng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wùjìncíyòng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wu⁴-chin⁴-chʻi²-yung⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wù-jìn-chí-yùng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wuhjinnchyiyonq"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "уцзиньциюн"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "uczinʹcijun"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/u⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕin⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ jʊŋ⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "maht jeuhn kèih yuhng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mat⁹ dzoen⁶ kei⁴ jung⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "med⁶ zên⁶ kéi⁴ yung⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɐt̚² t͡sɵn²² kʰei̯²¹ jʊŋ²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bu̍t-chīn-kî-iōng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bu̍t-tsīn-kî-iōng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "budcixnki'iong"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/but̚⁴⁻³² t͡sin²²⁻²¹ ki²⁴⁻²² iɔŋ²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/but̚²⁴⁻² t͡sin⁴¹⁻²² ki²⁴⁻²² iɔŋ⁴¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/but̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sin²²⁻²¹ ki¹³⁻²² iɔŋ²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/but̚⁴⁻³² t͡sin³³⁻¹¹ ki²⁴⁻¹¹ iɔŋ³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/but̚⁴⁻³² t͡sin³³⁻²¹ ki²³⁻³³ iɔŋ³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/u⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕin⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ jʊŋ⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɐt̚² t͡sɵn²² kʰei̯²¹ jʊŋ²²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/but̚⁴⁻³² t͡sin²²⁻²¹ ki²⁴⁻²² iɔŋ²²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/but̚²⁴⁻² t͡sin⁴¹⁻²² ki²⁴⁻²² iɔŋ⁴¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/but̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sin²²⁻²¹ ki¹³⁻²² iɔŋ²²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/but̚⁴⁻³² t͡sin³³⁻¹¹ ki²⁴⁻¹¹ iɔŋ³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/but̚⁴⁻³² t͡sin³³⁻²¹ ki²³⁻³³ iɔŋ³³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "物盡其用"
}

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